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Fair and cooler tonight; Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness and slightly
wanner.
MONROE MARKET
Cotton, short, !b .. .. 20c to 21HC
Cotton, long, lb .. .. ., 23e to 300
Cotton Seed, bushel .. .. 79 We
Eggs, doaen , 430
Corn, bushel .. .. . .. tl-60
Wheat, bushel .. .. ..' 91.70
Sunset today, 6:43 p. m.; sunrise
Tuesday, 8:37 a. m.
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Democrats Set
For 4th Term
National Committee Makei
Plea For FDR To Con
tinue Duties
ndorsement" IS SEEN
The Democratic National com
mittee, turning Its meeting Into vir
tually a fourth term rally, called on
President Roosevelt Saturday to "con
tinue as the great world humanitarian
leader" in both war and peace.
After selecting Chicago as the Na
tional convention city and Installing
youthful Robert E. Hannegan, nailer
as a "second Jim Parley," as new
National chairman, the committee
members roared approval for a reso
lution declaring the "liberal spirit
and far-sighted Idealism" of Franklin
D. Roosevelt "must be Imprinted to
the peace."
"We, assembled here, realising his
world leadership and knowing that
our Allies are praying with us for the
continuation of his services both m
war and peace," the resllutlon con
cluded, "do now earnestly solicit him
to continue as the great world human
itarian leader."
Thus, the resolution stopped short
of calling for a fourth term In so
many words, but there was no mistak
ing that the committee members re
garded It as a plea for the President
to run again.
Chicago won the convention without
making any specific offer as to money,
and over a surprise bid from Detroit.
Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago
simply promised on behalf of a non
partisan citizens committee that Chi
cago would meet expenses of the con-
The Republicans, who will meet in
Chicago in June, were guaranteed
$79,000. It is understood however,
that civic leaders have given assur
ance more money will be forthcoming
If this doe not cover convention costs.
The Democratic committee left the
date of the convention up to Hanne
gan, 40-year-old Missouri Irishman
who succeeds Postmaster General
Frank O. Walker as national chair
man. He Is expected to select a date
la July.
With their business out of the way,
the committee members settled down
to eat a $100-a-plate Jackson Day
dinner, a traditional money-raising
feast, and to hear addresses from
Vice President Wallace and House
Speaker Rayburn of 'Texas, both po
tential running mates for the Presi
dent, provided he agrees to a fourth
.term nomtnatlnn. - - .-.r -"
REV. P. B. UPCHURCH
RESIGNS PASTORATE
Leaves Local Churoh To Enter Service
As Navy Chaplain.
Rev. P. B. Upchurch, for the past
seven years the popular and beloved
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Monroe, Sunday morning at the con
clusion of his sermon, offered his res
ignation as pastor of the church to
accept a commisslotn as chaplain In
the C. 8. Navy. He will leave tonight
for William and Mary College, Wil
liamsburg, Va.,- to begin his training.
Every available seat in the large au
ditorium was filled yesterday morning
as he preached his final sermon. While
the matter has been taking shape for
some time, the call was sudden -and
Rev. Mr. Upchurch had only four days
from the official order to get ready and
report to his training station In Wil
liamsburg. ,
After Mr. Upchurch had offered his
resignation yesterday morning, J. Em
mett OrifOn, chairman of the Board of
Deacons, took charge of the services
and stated that the Board at a meet
ing Friday night, voted to recommend
to the church that the church not
accept his resignation, but give him an
Indefinite leave of absence to be ter
minated at the descretton of the
church. Mrs. Upchurch and the chil
dren win continue to reside in the
parsonage on Crawford street. The
recommendation was accepted by the
church.
As a token of appreciation, Rev. Mr.
Upchurch was presented a water-proof
wrist watch at the aervloe yesterday
morning. J. Emmett Griffin, making
the presentation in behalf of the
congregation..
The evening services were in the
form of a union service, with the con
gregations of the various churches in
the city Joinings with the Baptist in
honoring the retiring pastor and to
bid him Godspeed. Rev. p. B. Diane
of St. Paul's Episcopal church pre
sided over the services. . Other min
isters of the city spoke words of ap
preciation and attested to the highest
esteem in which Rev. Mr. Upchurch
is held, not only by the members of
his own congregation, but by those of
other denomination as wen.
It was announced yesterday that a
pulpit supply committee composed of
W, O. Sanders, Roy J. Moor and
R. C Williams, had been apoplnted to
secure guest speakers for the services
and that services would continue un
interrupted. Announcement was also
made that Mrs. Edward Joyner of
Tulsa, Oiks had been secured as
church secretary and has entered upon
her duties. . .
CAXD OF THANKS
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We wish to express our gratitude
and thanks for the many kind expres
sions of sympathy during the Illness
and death of our dear husband and
father. . We Shall never . forget the
many kind deeds and thoughtfulneea
' of our friends - and neighbors. Also
McEwen's Funeral Borne. May Ood'l
richest blessings be with each of you
to our earnest prayer. Mrs. 8. J.
Strawn and Children. .
Iswls f irrtrt sAranre eontro
' cm aUiwt of Usuatreds Vt
Qermaa capture. ;
SGT. FRED DEAL, JR.
IS REPORTED MISSING
Wedding-ton Bey Lest On Bombing
Mission Over Germany.
Sergeant Fred F. Deal, Jr. of Wax
haw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deal
of the Weddlngton community, has
been reported by the War department
as missing in action somewhere over
Germany since his last bombing mis
sion from his English base on Janu
ary 4th. .
Sergeant Deal is the only child of
the family, but has many relatives
in Union sjid Mecklenburg counties.
He was graduated from Waxhaw High
school and from Brevard college. After
completing his course at Brevard in
1940. he worked for the Austin Electric
company in Charlotte, entering the en
force from Charlotte In September,
1943.
He completed a year of Intensive
training in this country and was sent
to England in September or last year.
Since that date he had been in con
tinual combat, completing many suc
cessful mission sover Germany.
Allies Gaining
Ground In Italy
Troops Posh Deeply Into
Nazi lines Below
Rome
GERMAN FLANK REELING
Allied forces, exploiting a surprise
left hook" invasion south of Rome,
have punched several miles Inland,
headquarters announced yesterday,
while Axis broadcasts told of new
landings along an 80-mile stretch from
the Tiber to the Gulf of Oaeta Just
behind the Germans' trans-Italian
line.
The Vichy radio declared the Allies
had landed at Terraclna and In the
Gulf of Gaeta area directly behind
the German front. If true, this rep
resepted an extension of Allied land
ings sowthward from the points be
tween the Tiber estuary and the Net
tuno and Anxlo harbors where the
Germans Saturday reported the British
and Americans had stormed ashore.
Allied headquarters still had not
disclosed the location of the Allied
beachheads, but if troops had been
put ashore at all places mentioned
by the Nazi stations the Allies were
attacking at places all along the
Germaja, flank from the Rama-stolnity
southward. The Tiber mouth Is 15
miles southwest of Rome and Nettuno
is 30 miles below Rome.
The Allied command apparent felt
that the German confusion caused
by the operation was still great, how
ever, and despite the enemy announce
ments, refused to give any Information
on exact whereabouts of the Allied
combat forces which might aid the
enemy in meeting the attacks.
An official announcement said re
inforcements of men and supplies were
pouring into the ever widening bridge
head according to plan.
An Allied officer asserted the Allies
had widened their bridgehead and
plunged "several miles Inland In a
number of places," seriously threaten
ing German lifelines to their man
forces to the southeast
Only last Tuesday, it was disclosed.
the Germans sped three crack divisions
from the Rome area to the battlefront
80 miles southeast of the capital,
leaving the Rome neighborhood al
most wholly undefended.
The Nasi command apparently de
cided to throw them into line to meet
Fifth Army frontal attacks along the
uanguano and in the Casslno area,
and to launch a big conuterattack.
Battlefront dispatches said the
troops landed with scarcely a shot
fired, and secured immediate objectives
wun virtually no opposition.
a powerful offensive on the main
Fifth army front battered forward
meanwhile and Allied planes, out
numbering we enemy IS to 1, slashed
at communications to break up ex
pected Nasi counterblows and to pro
tect the landing forces.
eo far there was no Indication of
what, If any, rapport Italian guerillas
might be giving the assault army.
Italians have said such forces were
organised in the Rome area ready to
engage In an open campaign at the
opportune moment.
So great was the surmise of the
landings that the Germans so far
have been unable to switch their plans
to meet it, and at last reports their
main efforts still were concentrated
on savage resistance and counter
attacks on the main front some 80
miles southeast and east of Nettuno
coassino is almost directly east of
Nettuno) where American, British and
French troops pressed forward In ter
rific fighting. . ' . ,;w- ; ....
U. D. C TRIBUTE TO
lOS. CHARLES ICEMAN
Ws pause again a moment to nay
tribute to the life and works of one
of our dearly beloved members of this
organisation who has now cone to bar
heavenly home. We remember in
love and appreciation her devotion.
her loyalty, her patriotism in spon
soring the cause of the Southern
Confederacy..
She was ever alert in her interests
in the "Lost Cause,1' and untiring in
her efforts to keep alive the senti
ments, traditions and memories for
which many of our ancestors most
brilliant sons gave their lives and
nevere returnedbut are buried under
the. magnolias, the lilacs and ' roses
over the Bunny Southland.
We drop a tear for the Confederate
eause. We drop tear for the friend
who. has rone.
V- B. a A-TrCRAFT,
WH-J. T. P. DILLO.
MRS. W. & F.MKl..NSr.
Bombers Lash
French Areas
U.
S. Planes With Heavy
Escort Strike At Nazi
Installations
AXIS SOUND ALERT
Medium and fighter-bombers official
ly numbered at "several hundred" and
Including more than 300 American
Marauder bombers blasted Nazi mys
tery Installations in the Pas de Calais
! area and two air fields In France and
I Holland yesterday while German fight
era refused the challenge of American
Thunderbolts sweeping over northern
France. The Marauders alone drop
ped 300 tons of bombs.
It was a truly international show,
with British, New Zealand, southern
Rhodes! an, Canadian and Norwegian
nyers participating with the Amerl
cans either as attackers or escorts.
The first wave of R. A. F. and
New Zealand Typhoons and Hurricanes
went down to 2,500 feet over Pas de
Calais withous challenge by the au
mented German batteries which have
thrown up such heavy barrages re
cently. Later waves met only scat
tered lire. Some Marauders, however,
encountered heavy flak.
The Germans lost five planes, one
downed by Marauders, one by the
sotuhern Rhodeslans and three by
Norwegians; the Allies lost one Ma
rauder and one fighter.
The day's activities were started by
Canadian Spitfires which shot up
trucks on the Amiens road this morn
ing. The Pas de Calais attacks, a blow at
Maupertus airbase near Cherbourg,
and a Thunderbolt assault on the
Gitee-Rijen air base in Holland, fol
lowed. Gilze-Rijen, recently hit In
two attacks, offered no opposition.
A Marauder navigator, Capt. Charles
Lane of Baltimore, Md., called the at
tack on Pas de Calais "the best ex
hibition of precision bombing I've
ever seen," and he has seen more
than 30 others.
Sgt. James Knight, a gunner of
210 Prospect avenue. Bran ton,. Pa.,
who showed a splinter-hole in his
helmet, said, "There was no welcome
mat out for us."
Sgt. Omer Undberg of 3857 Second
street, South, Minneapolis, said. "We
wove through that flak like a taxi
through thick traffic."
Tonight the German home radio
service blacked out for a time and
stations in Budapest. Bratislava and
elsewhere In southeast Europe went off
ine air. indicating a possible Allied
attack 'from the south.
It was announced that good results
were obtained in the attack on the
airfield in Holland, near the towns of
Oilze and Rijen. Other Thunderbolt
formations swept across German-held
teritory looking for a fight but the
German air force, following its en
forced policy of conserving planes for
use against major attacks, refused to
send fighters up.
In the Dutch air field attack the
Thunderbolts' bombs crashed into
plane dispersal areas and runways.
It was the Thunderbolts fourth op
eration as fighter-bombers, the last
three of which have been against the
same target. On the first raid on
November 25 two air fields around
Stoner, France, were hit. The last
attack was made December 4.
The planes cut white vapor trails
through the clear, cold channel sky as
they flew out and back on their mis
sions. SCHOOLS PUSHING 4TH
WAR BOND CAMPAIGN
Six Out Of Thirteen Ceatny Schools
Report Sales Of $17,062J7 To Date.
-Encouraging reports were continuing
to be received today, as the second
week of the Fourth War Bond drive
opened in the county, and every ef
fort was being made by those In
charge of the campaign to carry it to
a successful conclusion during the
next three weeks.
First reports received from the
schools of the county today .show
that the schools have started the drive
with a great deal of Interest and
enthusiasm, with six of the thirteen
schools reporting a total of $17,062.37,
the Unlonville school leading the group
with a total of $3,625.00, followed
closely by Union with $3,181.12. Fair
view and New Salem each have $2,500;
Benton Heights, $1,900, and Prospect
with a total of $1237.50. Reports from
other, schools of the county were not
available as The Enquirer went to
press this afternoon, but their re
ports are expected to Increase the
amount considerably.
Continuing the advertising campaign
which was launched last week by the
various business concerns of the city
and county In connection with the
Fourth War Loan, The Enquired Is to
day publishing another full-page ad
vertisement, sponsored by the Griffin
Implement and Milling Co, of Mon-
rOS.- :
NO EXTENSION GRANTED
TO BUY N. C LICENSE TAG
Revenue department officials an
nounced last week that there would
be no extension of tune for buying
state license tags for motor vehicles
1 beyond January St Tag buying has
been very slow fa January, following
the announcement that 1943 tags
would be good until February 1st.
; mm Louise McOray of the local of
fice of the Carolina Motor Club, says
that tag sales locally have been about
equal to the sales at this time last
year, however, there are still a large
number of motorists who have not as
yet purchased tags. ' '
To date approximately 3700 auto
tags nave been sold, not Inclusive of
460 truck tags and 300 trailer tags.
Persons who want to avoid standing
in line, should buy their tags early
this week. r - . -
THE LATE WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF
Italy. AJKle outflank German
defense with seaborne invasion
near Rome; surprised Nails offer
little opposition; Germans report
ed retreating northward.
AerUl. German industrial city
of Magdenburg blasted by RAF
with 2,000 tons of bombs; Nasi air
force likely , to be knocked out by
next summer, Spaats says.
Pacific Aleutian bombers raid
Paramushlo naval base twice; Japanese-held
Marsha Us bombed
again and three ships damaged;
Rabaol and other points attacked.
Switzerland. There it no con
firmation here of reports that the
Vatican has recognised the new
government of the Philippines es
tablished under Japanese control.
Up to now the Vatican has re
frained from recognising the new
Fascist government of Italy. (Re
cognition of the Philippine regime
by the Vatican was reported yes
terday by the Berlin radio.)
New .Guinea , Destruction of 15
' Japanese plaines during a raid on
Rabaol, New Britain, was report
ed yesterday by Gen. Douglas
Mac Arthur's, headquarters. The
attackers lost six planes.
In the Bismarck sea north of
New Britain, Allied night patrol
planes have sunk a 3,000 ton
enemy freighter near the Admiral
ty Islands. This Is the same area
where earlier in the week an am
munition ship and a small cargo
vessel were destroyed.
Union County's
Men In Service
Pvt. Wesley J. Strawn of Los An
geles, Calif, who was called home sev
eral days ago due to the death of his
father, S. J. Strawn, left last week to
return to his camp.
Lt. T. C. Horton, Jr., has returned
to adjutants school Washington, D.
C, and Mrs. Horton remained here
for the present with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Horton.
Pfc. Andrew B. Crowell has been
promoted tq corporal. He was recently
transferred from Mt. Home, Idaho, to
the following address: 34772370, 802
Bomb Sq. H, 470 Bomb Group, AAF,
Tonopah, Nev.
Pfc Jimmy Lingle of Rayonne, N. J ,
will come Tuesday for a tendays fur
lough which he will spend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Lingle.
Sgt. Max E. Robinson of the Marines
spent last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Robinson of Wlngate.
Aviation Cadet Robert O. Purdy has
been transferred from Maxwell Field,
Ala., to the following address: A. S. N.
14102736, class 44-G, 60 F. T. D., Lod
wick school of aeronautics, Lakeland,
Fla. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John I. Purdy.
Mrs. Crowson Presley returned home
Wednesday night after spending six
weeks with her husband, Sgt. Pres
ley, in Buffalo, N. Y. She makes her
home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Jordan of R3 Monroe. Mr. and
Mrs. Jordan have two sons in service,
one at Fort Pierce, Fla., in the navy,
and one in the army at Camp Van
Darn, Miss.
Pvt. Roland E. Estridge is now sta
tioned at Selfrldge Field, Mich. He
is with the medical detachment. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Estridge of Rl, Monroe. He would
enjoy hearing from his friends.
Pvt. Perry W. Mangum was Induct
ed into the Army last March a year
ago and has been overseas 14 months.
He first went to North Africa, then to
Sicily and is no somewhere in Italy.
He- has not been home since his In
duction. He has two brothers in the
seervloe. They are Pvt. Dewltte Man-
gum who has been in the Army two
and a half years. He is now stationed
at Camp Hood, Texas. His address is:
Pvt. Dewltte Mangum 34116645 M P.
Det, 1848 unit, 8th service command,
Camp Hood, Texas. Pvt. Grady Man
gum is stationed somewhere in Eng
land. He has been overseas five
months. Anyone wishing to write the
boys overseas can get their addresses
from their parents.
Cpl. Wm. Franklin Collins, grand
son of N. J. Yarbrough of R3, Wax-
haw, has been overseas two years, ana
writes that he wants to see all the
home folks mighty bad, but that he
does not want to come home until It's
over over there.. He is with the
ground corps, U. & Army Air Corps,
and Is stationed "somewhere in Eng
land." Another grandson of Mr. Yar
brough, b) CpL Olln J. Collins, an in
structor in radio stationed with the
19th Acad. Sqdn, Scott Field, 111.
Sgt Carol Medhn of Camp Beck-
ridge, Ky, win arrive today to be
with his wife and the fine baby be
has not seen. They win be at the
horns of Mrs, Medllnl aunt
Lieut Warren Stack Who has been
spending a several days furlough hers
with his mother. Mrs. Fettle Stack,
left this morning for Camp Stewart
Geo tie. r;.. . v v
Seaman J-O Harold Sells who com
pleted boot training at Oreat takes,
Illinois, on December 15, 1943, is now
with the Hospital Corps School at
Oreat Lakes. Seaman Sells Is ths
son of Mr. and Mrs. a Boyle Sells of
Wilmington, formerly of this Bounty.
His address Is as follows: Oormls H.
Sells a a-O Brfcs 109 Port Class 34
Section , s Hospital Corps School,
Oreat Lakes, 10. Hs would Kks tor
aS of bJs friends to writ to him, '
Yugoslavs Kill
1000 Germans
Mrashal Broz Reports Forces
Threatening Nazi Invaders
In Fiume Area
GERMANS THROWN BACK
Marshal Josip Bros (Tito) has as
serted that his Liberation army now
threatening the important Nazi naval i
base at Flume from two directions I
had struck the Germans in nine sec- !
tors in battle-torn Yugoslavia and and '
killed more than 1,000 of the invaders.
rne Heaviest ngnung was spreading
along the Croat coastal area below
Flume, said Tito's communique, broad
cast by the Free Yugoslav and record
ed here by the Associated Press.
In this region Tito's Partisans were
locked in fierce engagements with Nazi
divisions attempting to thrust north
from Gosptd, 12 miles from the Adri
atic coast in western Lika province,
toward Otocac, 30 miles away, and the
Port of Senu, 12 miles west of Otocac.
Otocac itself Is only 60 miles south
west of Flume, a major Nazi position
In the upper Adriatic. Tito's forces
also are approximately the same dis
tance east of Flume in the Kocevje
(Oottachee) area. They also threaten
ed the city to the east In the Ogulln
Karlovac sector, where they were
some 40 miles away.
In the Ogulln-Karlovac area units
of the 370th German Division were
defeated with heavy losses, the Yu
goslav communique said. Units of
Tito's 12th Division cut the Pletdrnlta-
Katela-Batrlna rail line in Croatia.
Other Partisans hacked up the Za
greb?Belgrade trunk railway at five
more points.
Hard fighting was reported in
western Bosnia where other German
forces apparently were attempting to
drive through toward the Adriatic
from the town of Mrkonjecgrad. The
fighting these centered between
Mrkonpecgrad and Glamoc, 30 miles
to the southwest.
German attacks were repulsed, the
war bulletin said, near the Croatian
town of Banova Jaruga and the
Nazis suffered heavy losses. Tito's
forces also were declared to have
thrown back al enemy attempts to
breach their lines near the town of
AalJ, west of Zagreb.
MORE WOMEN NEEDED
FOR NURSES' AIDES
Plans Now Being Formulated For
Second Class To Start Soon.
In September 1943, an "SOS to the
Women of America" was issued by the
American Red Cross to every chap
ter in the country having a volunteer
program. Union county responded
with its first class of twelve women
taking the Volunteer Nurse's Aid
Training Course. Qualifications for
taking the course are women between
the ages of eighteen and fifty with the
equivalent of a high school education,
able to give 150 hours of service an
nually. The first class has completed Its 80
hour training course at the Ellen
Fitzgerald Hospital and plans for the
second clas sare now being formu
lated. Mrs. Wriston Lee will teach
the second class which will be held at
night.
A woman can do no finer service for
her country in time of war than to
serve as a Volunteer Nurse's Aide.
Already thousands of women all over
the country have made outstanding
contributions to humanity in this
great work. If you can spare a few
hours each week, call the Red Cross
office, number 430, or Mrs. Steve Pres
son. Chairman of Nurse's Aide Com
mittee at 233 -J, about the new class
whlc his being organized.
Any desired information will be fur
nished toward filing an application.
Thirty-five hours will be a lecture
course and the remaining forty-five
hours, learning simple nursing pro
cedures in the Ellen Fitzgerald Hospi
tal where you will assist nurses in
making beds, taking temperature,
pulse, respiration, assisting with non
sterile dressings . .helping to apply
casts and slings, making patients more
comfortable, carrying trays, etc.
The need is great and any woman
with qualifications listed is urged to
give thl sservfce to civilian and army
hospitals. No opportunity for finer
service is being offered you. Call to
day or any day this week or next and
enlist in the Nurse's Aide Class.
PURPLE PYTHONS PLAY
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
WI1 Meet The Albemarle High Team
In Hot Contest
(By Vernon Wall)
Tuesday evening January 25th at
7:30 o'clock the Monroe Purple Py
thons meet their old rival, Albemarle
High, in the first of two doubleheaders
on schedule for this season. Everyone
is urged to oome and support Monroe'i
outstanding and undefeated tornado
against the scrappy Albemarle teams
who are expected to give the Pythons
their toughest bout so tar this season.
The Pythons, out for their fourtn
victory, win start Captain Hunter
Presson and Milton Trull as guaras,
Co-Captain Richard fedgewarth and
Max Haigler as forwards and Milton
Durham at center. A targe part of the
success of the boys this season, has
been due to the drillings of Coach
Mickey Fenn and to Cecil English, tht
manager, for keeping both the team
and gym to running shape.
Also striking for another victory,
the Monroe girls, coached by Miss
Ann Mann, win try to repeat last
week's performance by banding Albe
marle their second defeat in ths sums
night .
Ensign Eugene Fuller who bag been
stationed at San Francisco, Calif, has
iHvntlf hum BMMd sa flMtUs- Wash.
where be joined a Naval Air Squadron,
Colored Youth Thinks
Yankee Speaks Like Nazi
A colored youth, Hampton Alien,
17, of Monroe, bounced from his
bicycle here early In the morning,
hurtled into military police head
quarters, and breathlessly Informed
the desk sergeant that three men
in German army uniforms had
come out of the woods near his
home a few minutes perviously and
questioned him in an outlandish
tongue.
Scared, but enjoying himself
Allen was convoyed by stalwart
M. P.'s back to the scene of the
encounter and proved right In all
points but one.
The men were Indeed dressed in
German uniforms provided by the
combat training section of this
Engineer unit training center com
mand by Brig. Gen. Lehman W.
Miller but the outlandish tongue
they spoke was Yankee, not Ger
man. Commended for Ms coolness In a
crisis, Allen went on to his Job in
a camp service cteb.
Allies Pushing
Japanese Back
Ground FoTccT In Burma
Keep Enemy Moving
Backward
AIRCRAFT STARTS FIRES
Allied ground foroes slowly pushing
the Japanese back on two widely-separated
Burma fronts reported uew suc
cesses yesterday both in the Mayu
peninsula in the southwest and the
Chindwin valley in the northwest
On the Mayu front where the Allies
have been expanding their toe hold
In bitter hand-to-hand fighting, an
Allied southeast Asia communique
said another enemy-occupied Tillage
had been captured near Maungdaw
north of Akyab and several positions
in the hills east of the Mayu range
had been occupied both east- and west
of Buthedaung.
In the upper Chindwin valley, "slight
progress was reported by our troops,
who Inflicted a number of casualties
on the enemy," the communique said.
An announcement last Thursday in
dicated that a new Allied thrust was
in progress in that area.
Yesterday's announcement made no
reference to American-trained Chinese
forces, who are driving eastward across
North Burma, clearing enemy patrols
from the route of the new Lido road
to China. Westerday's announcement
said that the advance was continuing.
American and RAF medium bomb
ers, fighter-bombers, anud fighters
continued their large-scale far-ranging
attacks on Japanese communications,
supplies, and shipping, starting fires in
Japanese suppliy stores at Mohnyln,
Mogaung, and Sumphabaum, and at
tacking river craft in southern Burma
Myingyan, important central Burma
Irrawaddy river port, was blasted
again Friday night by RAF heavy
bombers.
MRS. VANN FUNDERBURK
DIED THIS AFTERNOON
Several Others Have Died During The
Past Few Days.
Mrs. Rose Lytton Funderburk, age
59, prominent Monroe woman, died at
her home on South Church street to
day at 12:50 p. m., after a long Ill
ness. Funeral services will be con
ducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the McEwen Funeral Home by
Rev. J. H. Armbrust, pastor of Cen
tral Methodist church, of which she
was an active member. Interment
will follow In the Monroe cemetery.
Mrs. Funderburk Is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Annie Strickland of Mon
roe; three brothers, J. Whit Lytton of
Cheraw, S. C; Rone Lytton of Lake
Waocamaw and Arthur Lytton of Wil
mington. In 1914 she married the late Vann
Funderburk, well-known Monroe mer
chant, who died in 1930. In recent
years she has served as matron for
the SEA fraternity at Davidson Col
lege and for the past five years ss ma
tron at the Oxford Orphanage. She
resigned her position there, on De
cember 1, and since that time has
been at her home here, her condi
tion growing steadily worse until her
death this afternoon.
She was highly respected and ad
mired by a large circle of friends In
the city who will be grieved at her
death. She also had many friends
among the colored people of Monroe
whom she had befriended In years
past and it is the desire of the fam
ily that they view her body at the
Funeral Home, if they wish to do so.
MRS. EMMA LANET
Mrs. Emma Laney, 84, wife of Jerre
W. Laney, of Benton Heights, died at
Qie home of here son Sunday mom
Intv after a short Illness. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
1 o'clock at Mt Zion Baptist church,
conducted by Iter. Vera T. Helms, as
sisted by Rev. O. O. Mltchum. Burial
wa sin the church cemetery. '
She w survived by her husband, four
daughters, Mrs. A. K. Kiser of Wax
haw; Mrs. Robert Wraps of ths coun
ty: Mrs. Howard Grifflnv Monroe, and
Ulss Emma Laney of the home; six
sons. Dallas, Paul and Ralph of
Lancaster, & C; Nebraska of the U
S. Navy; Jerre and Falrley of Mon
roe; one sister, Mrs. D. M. Montgom
ery of Monroe; three brothers, Clyde
Ellis of. Charlotte, James Ellis of
Wlngate; C. J. Ellis of the county
sad thirty grandohllclren.
JAMES SASFBERKY TZZTTZt
James Raaberry Brewer ct f
Salem township died Thu'V v t
m the Memorial hospital in C... .
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Japanese Face
Another Front
Allied Ground Forces In
Burma Follow Bomber At
tack To Open Area
MANY JAPS KILLED
Allied ground forces, movins on be
hind heavy asaults by strong foroes
or American heavy and medium
bombers, have opened a new north
Burma land front in attacks on Japa
nese positions in the Chindwin area.
In announcing the attacks, launched
Tuesday, an Allied East Asia head
quarters communique said only that
'some progress was made."
The Japanese positions, in the Ky-
ankchaw area, 18 miles southeast of
Tamu on the western border, lie more
than 200 miles below the Hukawng
valley area where American-trained
Chinese troops are driving eastward
along the route of the new Ledo road
to China.
A successful drive eastward from
Kyankchaw across the upper Chindwin
river valley would sever the enemy's
main communications between his cen
tral and northern forces.
The land attack followed an assault
Monday by a large formation of Amer
ican heavy and medium bombers In
which nearly 20 tons of explosives
were loosed on a Japanese troop camp.
The announceemnt said the entire
area was blanketed and that one
large and many small fires were
started.
To the south other Allied forces
holding new advance positions on the
Arkan front successfully beat off a
number of Japanese counter attacks
against river bridges south and east
of Maungdaw.
Lt Gen. Joseph W. Btil well's Chi
nese forces clearing out the Japanese
ahead of engineers carving out the
new "Burma road" to China captured
the enemy-held village of Gumga, In
the Hukawng valley and drove on
eastward across the Tanal river.
American and RAF bombers, dive
bombers, fighter -bombers, and fighters
continued their heavy attacks on
Japanese shipping and communica
tions.
The Allies lost five planes In the
series of far-flung attack.
Expected
While the American Government
has not engaged in conversations re
garding civil affairs in countries in
Europe, the various govemments-m-exile
are expected to initiate discus
sions in the near future. ' -
at the age of 70 years.
Funeral services were held at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon at New
Salem Presbyterian church, by the pas
tor.
Mr. Brewer Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Fannie Dry Brewer, and four
daughters. The daughters are Misses
Colon Brewer, Rattle Brewer, and
Bessie Brewer, all of this county, and
Mrs. Dora Helms of Concord.
He is also survived by three sisters.
Mrs. M. J. Honeycutt and Mrs. Cor
nelia Parker of Charlotte, and Mrs.
Telle Pope of this county.
MRS. COLEMAN HELMS
Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Helms, wife
of Coleman D. Helms of Monroe, died
in the hospital at Morganton where
she had been a patient for many
years, last Thursday morning.
Funeral was held at three o'clock
Friday afternoon at Bethlehem Meth
odist church, of which she was a
member, by the pastor, Rev. chas.
Beamon.
Besides her husband she Is survived
by one son, Robert O. Helms, of Mon
roe, and one brother, Robert Belk, and
four sisters, Mrs. J. S. Broom, Mrs.
George La than of this county and
Mrs. Susie McGulrt and Mrs. John
Plyler of Gastonla.
The body was brought home by the
Harris-Wells Funeral Home and re
mained at the home until the hour
of the funeral.
MRS.' LIZZIE E. MOSELT
Mrs. Lizzie Elizabeth Moslev. widow
of J. J. Mosley, died at 1 a. m. Fri
day at the home of her son, Raeford
Mosely in the Walkersvilie section,
with whom she had made her home
for the past IS years. She was a
member of Walkersvilie Presbyterian
church, and funeral services were
held from the church Saturday morn- -
ing at 11 o-ciocK try Rev. Olln Whltner
and Rev, Q. N. Hunnicutt Mrs. Mosely
was bora June 17, 1888, and wss there
fore 75 years old. She was a native of
Union county. '.-;.;." ?.t.
Surviving are four sons. Raeford.
Willis, Myrcle and Eryln Mosely of
the county, and one granddaughter.
Miss Eula Mae McCain who made her
home with her grandmother.
' JAMES BOO AN BELK
James Bogan Belk of Charlottes-
vine, Vs. died suddenly Wednesday
after, a heart attack. . . .
Mr. Belk. who was born In Monroe,
was president of the Albemarle Oil
and Gas company, and a well-known
horseman. He was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Belk and was
57 years old. . He went to Charlottes
ville in 1913 to make his home. In
addition to his on business, l'r. r k
owned a string of horses M h he
had raved for years on Kiarv nd.
New York, Delaware, and othr e t
ern tracks. He wss the f rst r.' '
dent of the Maryland Iiormt-- s
Protective association.
Mr. Belk was married to I" t l '
rlon Jones, daughter of the 1 a
Charles R. Jones, of Cii!"- i .
who survives him. Alfo t -
two sisters, Mrs. G e 1 ? ,
Charlotte and arm. C. y T -Concord,
two b'r -Of
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